SOUTH AFRICA Summer News, Dec 10, 2011

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Michael Johnson backs amputee runner ESPN Pistorius still needs to qualify for this summer's London Olympics. Johnson told The Associated Press he admired the South African as "the poster boy" for athletes overcoming disability. The two have become good friends, and shared a stage at a sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Waugh warns Cummins: Steer clear of the IPL Firstpost Cummins of Australia appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Prince of South Africaduring the fourth day of the second test cricket match in Johannesburg. Reuters “The priority has got to be playing for Australia, the baggy green is number one and ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

South Africa-Sri Lanka Tests get sponsor ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) Cricket South Africa hopes to secure a sponsor for the one-day series against Sri Lanka by next week, after confirming that sunflower cooking oil manufacturer Sunfoil will continue to back the Test series. Cricket has, so far, endured a troubled summer... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com (blog)

South Africa: Mofaya Summer Beach Parties Dates Released AllAfrica.com The dates for this season's Vodacom Mofaya Summer Beach Parties have been released, starting on 9 December, 2011, at Nahoon, Eastern Cape, and running through to 7 January, 2012. Holidaymakers will see gigantic beach umbrellas, towels and loungers to ... See all stories on this topic »

South African Tourism kick starts its annual cinema campaign India Infoline.com It is also an appropriate time to start an annual campaign of this scale, with the New Year round the corner a time when people are planning to go on holidays or keep aside a budget for summerholidays. South Africa as a destination is a complete ... See all stories on this topic »

Natural wonder of roosting swallows disappoints _ is it climate change? Washington Post MOUNT MORELAND, South Africa — Wetlands — critical for the health of South Africa's coasts and river systems — already have been degraded or seriously altered by human activity, and experts fear global warming threatens them further. ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletics South Africa - News - YOUTH AND JUNIORS TO MAKE IMPACT AT YELLOW ... German Road Races De Beer will be competing at the Yellow Pages Summer Series. Two junior women will also be competing in the series will be Jean-Marie Senekal and Valentina da Rocha. Both Africa Junior Champions (Senekal in the 400m hurdles and Da Rocha in the Triple ... See all stories on this topic »

Durban climate conference: the bag ladies with a vision Telegraph.co.uk And the two women are beginning to test the market in Europe, where – they believe – the bag's time-saving qualities, and the fashion for slow cooking, will make it popular. More than a thousand jobs have already been created; in South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Symphony Orchestra on route to South Africa The Gustavian Weekly (blog) She chose South Africa because she thought it would be an eye opening and broadening experience that students would likely never forget. She also chose South Africa because thesummer season in the Southern Hemisphere would provide longer days for ... See all stories on this topic »

A New Iron Lady: Why Dilma Is Brazil's Best Bet to Revive Its Economy TIME (blog) By Tim Padgett | @TimPadgett2 | December 8, 2011 | + Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a summit gathering leaders of the emerging economies of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) on October 18, 2011 in Pretoria, South Africa.... See all stories on this topic » TIME (blog)

Obama Is Days Away From Killing Talks on a Climate Deal? Huffington Post (blog) All this leaves Chris Huhne looking like an increasingly isolated figure at home, but in Cancun he played a central role in keeping the Kyoto Protocol alive and in South Africa he will carry the hopes of people who still expect Britain to play a ... See all stories on this topic »

Prince Albert and Charlene return to South Africa FemaleFirst.co.uk Monaco's Prince Albert and Princess Charlene have returned to South Africa for the first time since their honeymoon this summer. Monaco's Prince Albert and his wife Princess Charlene will spend three days in Charlene's native South Africa for a ... See all stories on this topic »

Lean times loom for SA cricket SPORT24 Cape Town – As if the continued, widely-publicised exposure of its financial irregularities isn't enough, Cricket South Africa faces serious other challenges over the next year or so regarding the vitality of the game itself. ... See all stories on this topic »

Zimbabwe: Avis Rides Off With Opening Day Honours AllAfrica.com THE opening day of the 2011 Summer Series motocross championship belonged to one of South Africa's top motorbike riders Wyatt Avis who emerged as the top dog in the main MX1 Class at Donnybrook on Wednesday night. Avis delivered a thrilling performance ... See all stories on this topic »

Cho time over ESPN The former international took the reins in July 2010 after a successful tournament inSouth Africa when the team had reached the knockout stage for the first time on overseas soil. Cho had an appealing vision of fast-paced, attractive and attacking ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Miss Summer Harare on Saturday NewsDay “Twenty fresh, new models will take to the ramp in exclusive summer outfits sponsored by Ruff Cuts, a local fashion brand now based in South Africa,” said Size4 agent Wilbert Rukato. Rukato said the stage entry routines for the models would include ... See all stories on this topic »

Climate Change's Dead Letters BusinessWeek By Charles Kenny The 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place this month in Durban, South Africa. Two things to note: First, climate change shows no sign of abating; second, it's the 17th ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessWeek

South Africa: Ministers Botha, Carlisle and Professor Sebastian Van as Plan ... AllAfrica.com Childsafe is an organisation that promotes the safety of children, and this particular summercampaign is supported by Clicks through a marketing campaign on Clicks Radio which is already running. Professor Van As will be tracking the statistics of ... See all stories on this topic »

First Green Transport Service in South Africa Afribiz.info A group of forward-thinking entrepreneurs have established South Africa's first carbon-neutral transport service. The Green Cab is the idea of a group of women who decided to pool their expertise to help lower vehicle emissions and make transport ... See all stories on this topic »

Roy Tattersall Telegraph.co.uk Roy Tattersall, who has died aged 89, enjoyed many triumphs bowling off-spin for Lancashire and England, none greater than that at Lord's in 1951 when he skittledSouth Africa with figures of seven for 52 and five for 49. He had already established an... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Cape Town ready for 'best summer ever' Southall Travel "CTRU has canvassed the industry to come up with some great deals and we are ready to welcome visitors from South Africa and abroad to enjoy their Best Summer Ever," said Calvyn Gilfellan, chief executive officer of CTRU. She added the naming of Table ... See all stories on this topic » Southall Travel

GOLF: Bring me Sunshine Wiltshire Times “There are some good players (in South Africa) and qualifying was a good standard. “I had a bit oftime before qualifying to get used to the ball travelling a bit further and the different greens but I'm quite excited about next year now. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sundance Film Festival announces its drama, documentary premieres Los Angeles Times "Untitled Paul Simon Project": Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic "Graceland" album, including the political backlash he sparked for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cricket: Ansari bound for South Africa after new deal Get Surrey The young Surrey all-rounder will be doing plenty of roving on his 20th birthday on Saturday, flying toSouth Africa to join a 10-day training session for some of England's best young cricketers in Potchefstroom. It has the reputation of being an ... See all stories on this topic »

TopTV to sue over porn channel iAfrica.com Meanwhile, TopTV has also applied for a licence from the Independent Communications Authority ofSouth Africa (Icasa) for permission to broadcast three pornographic channels of its own, reports Beeld. 10 Hot Summer Movies! ... See all stories on this topic »

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ARGENTINA Summer News, Dec 10, 2011

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Frommer's Buenos Aires 4th Edition Arrives With Gusto Forbes It's summer in Argentina, the perfect time to head down for some tango dancing, Casa Rosada gazing, outdoor market shopping and alfajore gobbling—not to mention hobnobbing in see-and-be-seen Palermo dining spots, or heading out to the beaches of... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Nadal ends his trying year a winner again with Spain The Independent The last time FC Bayern came to Manchester, they left having eliminated the best team in England fro... Craven Cottage used to be a fortress for Fulham and although they are still hard to defeat there, th... Greece will open next summer's Euro 2012 ... See all stories on this topic »

Mancini eager to sell Tevez Irish Times He had already expressed a desire to leave England during the summer and is currently Awol inArgentina after refusing to return to training following an internal club suspension. Mancini, who believes Tevez has been badly advised, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cut-price Argentine wheat wins Egyptian order Agrimoney.com Officials in Egypt, the top wheat importer, bought Argentine supplies at tender for the first timesince February, buying all but 60000 tonnes of a 240000-tonne order from the South American country. The purchases were Egypt's first outside the Black ... See all stories on this topic »

David Lawrason's take on Vintages December 10th Release National Post (blog) By David Lawrason I experienced a secret pleasure while spending twelve days in Argentinarecently. It was not the perfect mid-summer temperatures, nor the surprisingly good food (beef and otherwise), nor those rich creamy malbecs. ... See all stories on this topic »

Revised WTCC calendar released, adds Argentina, drops UK TouringCarTimes Overall, the 2012 WTCC season will add four new circuits to the Championship at Salzburg, Argentina, Sonoma and the Shanghai International Circuit; whilst Britain and Germany will be absent for the first time in the Championship's history. ... See all stories on this topic » TouringCarTimes

Middlesbrough's Julio Arca: "Tony Mowbary Is A Great Manager" Sabotage Times Over the summer everyone thought I was 34 or 35, which put clubs off I think. I am a way off that yet! Seen as you seem set on a move back to Argentina, have you any plans for what you would like to do once you retire? At the moment, I can't see myself... See all stories on this topic » Sabotage Times

Nadal Survives Weak Opening to Lead Spain to Davis Cup Win: Fan Reaction Yahoo! Sports Nadal has indicated he won't play in the Davis Cup next year, and will instead focus on defending his Olympic title at the Summer Games in London. After coming on strong in the doubles match the day before, Argentina positioned themselves for a ... See all stories on this topic »

Inter Milan rule out swoop for Carlos Tevez The Sun AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani admits the Rossoneri have already made an offer to sign the 27-year-old on loan in January with an option to buy next summer. But Inter insist the Argie hitman is not on their January sales shopping list after ... See all stories on this topic »

Boca good winner of poor tournament Buenos Aires Herald Boca Juniors'' Juan Román Riquelme, bottom, celebrates with teammates winning Argentina''s soccer league championship title after defeating Banfield 3-0 at an Argentine league soccer match on Sunday. On August 14, after finishing seventh in last ... See all stories on this topic »

Duellists with a score to settle Irish Times Messi, who had summered in Argentina, was asked repeatedly what he wanted to do; he decided to return to Barça of his own volition. He also, famously, overcame a growth hormone problem at this time. He admits he was so miserable at times that he used... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Uruguay with “two economic teams, let us not play with fire” warns top economist MercoPress Following Talvi the Argentine economist and taxing expert Miguel Kiguel talked about recent events in Argentina and what these could mean for Uruguay. Kiguel said Argentines will continue to find difficulties in having access to dollars and this ... See all stories on this topic » MercoPress

Asterisk is galling for Atalanta The National On their return to Serie A last summer, they picked up an unwanted addition to their reputation. In the league table they effectively have a new name: Atalanta*. The asterisk is there to explain why, despite being second only to unbeaten Juventus in ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Can Anyone but Barcelona Win the FIFA Club World Cup? Fox News That is why he does so well for Barcelona, but struggles playing for Argentina. Neymar plays well for Santos and for Brazil.” While Neymar is a promising talent and can fill the net, the 24-year-old Messi has been around the block and then some, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ternium Shareholders Seen Losing Two Decades in Brazilian Steel: Real M&A Bloomberg Construction projects for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics may also drive demand for locally produced steel. “Ternium had been looking to enter the Brazilian market for a long time, and this was its opportunity,” Reos said in a telephone ... See all stories on this topic »

Let the El Clásico build-up commence! ESPN (blog) It's time. It's the fixture we've been waiting for since...well, since the 2011-12 La Liga fixtures were announced back in the summer. The Spanish Super Cup may have provided a fiery and freescoring match in typical Clasico fashion between Los Blancos ... See all stories on this topic »

Preparing for a trip to 'the other Pole' Chattanooga Times Free Press In total, we'll end up roughly 7000 miles south of the Tennessee Valley by the time we reach the Antarctic Peninsula. Right now "Frosty the Snowman" is playing in the background, but in the Southern Hemisphere summer is about to begin. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gutierrez seeks a reason to dance The Northern Echo It makes me feel much closer to my country because it is music from Argentina that I listen to. "I play it in the dressing room and at the training ground as well. We also have the iPod of Steven Taylor. He puts his music on, which is a selection of ... See all stories on this topic »

South America 2012 Agriculture.com Strong domestic prices in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay are encouraging farmers to expand both first-crop corn and soybean acreage. With some early planting in September in parts of the three Latin American countries, fieldwork rolls on through the... See all stories on this topic » Agriculture.com

Worldwide acclaim for ground breaking local heroines Times Higher Education Tahtamouni, for example, has spent three months every summer since 2006 in US or Australian labs and hopes to spend the academic year 2012-13 on sabbatical either in one of those countries or in Germany or the UK. Yet, although "the award has opened ... See all stories on this topic »

Socrates – The day a football dream died CNN International (blog) Out-played by the Dutch 'Total Football' in 1974, and the goal difference victims of Argentina'shighly-dubious 6-0 success over Peru in 1978. But this was the team that would change all that, a team playing football from another planet. ... See all stories on this topic »

Son inspires his father to join choir The Star-Ledger - NJ.com He went on tour with the group to Argentina, China and, just this past summer, to the western United States, where he got the chance to visit the Grand Canyon, an absolute favorite of his. Both boys love singing in front of crowds, but it can be a bit ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Griffin and McSharry commit to Connacht Irish Examiner He has 9 caps for Ireland U20, scoring a try against Argentina and Samoa in the IRB Junior World Championships last year as well as tries against Wales and England in the 2010 U20 6 Nations. Dave McSharry joined Connacht this season having left ... See all stories on this topic »

Said & Done The Guardian Julio Grondona – Sepp's deputy, in his ninth straight term as Argentina's FA head – acquitted of his latest fraud charges. "In my 32 years in office I've been charged more than Al Capone – and never once been punished. I just ignore these chancers, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Paris Saint-Germain boss Antoine Kombouare annoyed but not distracted by sack ... Goal.com PSG's highest-profile summer signing was Argentina international Javier Pastore, who, after an impressive start to his time in France, has found life a bit tougher of late. Despite the playmaker recently criticising team-mates for not being on the same ... See all stories on this topic »

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